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Mario Sperry
| Mario Sperry | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1966 Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Other names | The Zen Machine |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 16 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Rank | 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Mario Sperry (born September 28, 1966) is a Brazilian heavyweight mixed martial artist. His specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting.
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Career
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Sperry first broke onto the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene in the early eighties. A protegee of Carlson Gracie, Mario was handed his black belt at the 1995 World Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where he entered and won the heavyweight black belt division. Mario won again in 1996, 1997, and 1998. In late 1998 Mario Sperry became the first fighter in history to make a Gracie submit in a match when he defeated World Champion Royler Gracie in Brazil. He became the first World Submission Grappling Champion, a title he held for three consecutive years.
Sperry has also competed in mixed martial arts, with wins over such fighters as Vernon White and Igor Vovchanchyn. He is also one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team, where he trained fighters such as Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, and Paulo Filho, among others.
Grappling credentials
ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships
ADCC 2011 Superfight: Defeated Renzo Gracie.
ADCC 2000 Superfight: Defeated Roberto Traven.
ADCC 1999 Superfight: Defeated Enson Inoue.
ADCC 1998 88–98 kg: 1st place Absolute: 1st place
Record of opponents:
- Won: Mohammed Saleh (adv), Larry Parker (sub), Renato Verissimo (sub), Ricardo Alves (pts), Oleg Taktarov (pts), Simon Siasi (sub), Ricardo Morais (pts), Roberto Traven (?), Enson Inoue (?)
CBJJ World Championships
1999 Black Belt Absolute: =3rd Place Black Belt Super Pesado = 2nd Place
1998 Black Belt Absolut =1st Place
1997 Black Belt Super-Pesado: 1st Place Black Belt Absolute: =3rd Place
1996 Black Belt Pesadissimo: 1st Place
Personal life
Mario has a daughter who was born in March 2005.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 17 matches | 13 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 3 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13-4 |  Lee Hasdell |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Cage Rage 22 | July 14, 2007 | 1 | 1:39 | London, England | |
| Loss | 12-4 |  Tsuyoshi Kohsaka |
TKO (punches) | PRIDE 31 | February 26, 2006 | 1 | 1:20 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 12-3 | Hirotaka Yokoi |
TKO (knees) | PRIDE 29 | February 20, 2005 | 1 | 9:08 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 11-3 |  Mike Bencic |
KO (punch) | PRIDE Bushido 2 | February 15, 2004 | 1 | 0:11 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 10-3 | Yuki Kondo |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | PRIDE Shockwave 2003 | December 31, 2003 | 1 | 3:27 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 10-2 |  Andrei Kopylov |
TKO (cut) | PRIDE 22 | September 29, 2002 | 1 | 6:02 | Japan | |
| Win | 9-2 | Wataru Sakata |
Decision (unanimous) | UFO: Legend | August 8, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 8-2 |  Murilo Rua |
Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE 20 | April 28, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 8-1 |  Igor Vovchanchyn |
Submission (arm-triangle choke) | PRIDE 17 | March 3, 2001 | 1 | 2:52 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7-1 | Hiromitsu Kanehara |
Decision (majority) | C2K Colosseum 2000 | May 26, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 6-1 |  Chris Haseman |
Submission(punches) | Caged Combat 1 – Australian Ultimate Fighting | March 22, 1997 | 1 | 1:12 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 5-1 | Neil Bodycote |
Submission(punches) | Caged Combat 1 – Australian Ultimate Fighting | March 22, 1997 | 1 | 0:47 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 4-1 |  Vernon White |
Decision (unanimous) | Caged Combat 1 – Australian Ultimate Fighting | March 13, 1997 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 3-1 | Andrey Dudko |
Submission(kimura) | MARS – Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | November 22, 1996 | 1 | 4:15 | Alabama, United States | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Igor Zinoviev |
TKO(doctor stoppage) | Extreme Fighting 1 | November 18, 1995 | 1 | 11:39 | North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Rudyard Moncayo |
Submission(punches) | Extreme Fighting 1 | November 18, 1995 | 1 | 2:42 | North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Jose Balduino |
Submission (strikes) | Duelo de Titas 1 | September 1, 1995 | N/A | N/A | Brazil |
Sport accomplishments
Black Belt World Mundial Champion 1996, 1997, and 1998. Brazilian National Black Belt Heavyweight Champion 1994 and 1995. Voted Best Purple Belt in Brazil by the Brazilian Confederation in 1990. Voted Best Brown Belt in Brazil by the Brazilian Confederation 1992.
No Holds Barred Accomplishments: Vale Tudo Super Fight Champion at the Titanic Duel in Brazil 1995. Reality Super Fight Champion in Alabama 1996. Ultimate Caged Combat Overall Championship in Sydney Australia 1997. Japan’s Coliseum 2000 Heavy Weight Champion (Defeated Hiromitsu Kanehara). Pride fighter from 2001 to 2006
Submission Grappling Accomplishments:
- Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Competition Heavyweight and Absolute Class Champion 1998
- Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Competition Superfight Champion 1999.
- Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Competition Superfight Champion 2000.
Black belts
- Alexandre Brandão
- Fernando Paradeda
- Alex Prates
- Carlão Santos
- Carlos Aveline
- Marcello Salazar
- Eduardo Guedes
References
External links
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